Sunday 10) 9 a.m. Local hangout If a coffee shop gauges community, Rockport is thriving at Seafolk Coffee. Behind a sign-less blue door, the freshly renovated space with a pine-tree slab counter and tall windows is a word-of-mouth favorite and cozy hangout above the harbor. The owners, Jacob and Madrona Wienges, serve espresso and cortado […]
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A former gold medalist was elected Thursday to lead the Japanese Olympic Committee, which is mired in a scandal that forced the former president to step aside in an alleged vote-buying scheme to land next year’s Tokyo Games. Interested in Olympics? Add Olympics as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Olympics
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What might the Supreme Court say? If the justices conclude, as lower courts have, that the Maryland and North Carolina maps are unconstitutional, they could rule narrowly and strike down just those maps, or they could rule more sweepingly against partisan gerrymandering in general. Either type of ruling would signal to state legislators across the
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Max Wright played the father, Willie Tanner, in 80s sitcom Alf Actor Max Wright has died aged 75 after a long battle with cancer, his family has confirmed. He was well known for playing Willie Tanner, the adoptive father of an alien, in the hit 1980s sitcom ALF. However,
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Some of the app’s features — such as ones that let users undo sending, track when their emails are opened and automatically pull up a contact’s LinkedIn profile — are available in other third-party email plug-ins. But there are bells and whistles that I hadn’t seen before. Like “instant intro,” which moves the sender of
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Tamika Catchings still follows the old routine. She works out in the morning, visits her favorite spot for a relaxing cup of tea then heads to Bankers Life Fieldhouse where she is still chasing WNBA dreams. Yes, nearly three years since Catchings played her final basketball game, the 39-year-old former star is establishing herself in
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Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. WASHINGTON — Canada has signaled a willingness to buck one of President Trump’s most significant environmental rollbacks — a major weakening of auto pollution standards — by signing a clean-car deal with California, the state leading the fight against the
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Taro Kono said carmakers were worried about the free-flow of parts to the UK from the EU Japan’s foreign minister has told the BBC that he is “very concerned” about the implications of a no-deal Brexit. Taro Kono told the Today Programme that the 1,000 Japanese companies operating in
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A leading French consumer group filed a class-action lawsuit Wednesday accusing Google of violating the European Union’s landmark 2018 privacy rules. In its filing in a Paris administrative court, the consumer group UFC Que Choisir is seeking 1,000 euros ($1,135) in damages for each of the 200 Google users involved so far. It’s among the
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today: STAR-GAZING Starters for the All-Star Game on July 9 in Cleveland will be announced at 7 p.m. EDT, a few hours after polls close online. There could be some surprises, too. In a new election process this year, candidates were narrowed down in fan balloting to
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